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After graduating a record-breaking number of students during the 2018-2019 academic year, East Carolina University welcomed the third largest freshman class in the university’s history this fall.
Published: Tuesday, September 17th, 2019 @ 12:58 pm
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At East Carolina University, students recovering from substance use disorder are not only receiving support, they’re providing it as well.
Published: Thursday, September 12th, 2019 @ 4:09 pm
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East Carolina University’s first home football game against Gardner-Webb Saturday marks the beginning of a new era for Pirates fans. ECU Athletics worked to create an atmosphere unlike any other, making a game in Dowdy-Ficklen an even more memorable and fun experience.
Published: Saturday, September 7th, 2019 @ 2:51 am
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A nearly $300,000 grant will allow a team of researchers from East Carolina University to look at sea level rise and its impact on coastal communities.
Published: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 @ 6:53 am
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County Home Road. The name is sort of self-explanatory. Somewhere along this stretch of highway south of Greenville was a building or buildings where some people lived.
Published: Saturday, August 31st, 2019 @ 2:59 pm
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East Carolina University senior Irma Lappin does more each day than the typical college student.
Published: Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 @ 7:04 am
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As nearly 29,000 students started classes at East Carolina University this week either on campus or online, there were a handful who have returned to complete a journey they started years — or even decades — ago.
Published: Tuesday, August 27th, 2019 @ 4:26 am
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Three medical students at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine have been awarded the university’s most prestigious scholarship.
Published: Friday, August 23rd, 2019 @ 4:05 pm
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Pirate pride was evident in Davie County on Aug. 13, during a special Educators Hall of Fame induction ceremony for East Carolina University alumnus Henry Pryce.
Published: Thursday, August 22nd, 2019 @ 3:47 pm
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A disease that many thought we had eradicated — at least in our part of the world — is making a comeback in parts of the United States and abroad.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2019 @ 4:44 pm
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The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University officially welcomed 86 new medical students – all North Carolina residents – during its annual White Coat Ceremony on Friday morning.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2019 @ 12:01 pm
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During their first week at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine, first-year medical students are inundated with typical orientation-related activities, such as learning about the school’s policies, classes, exams and technology.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2019 @ 1:06 pm
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East Carolina University’s College of Engineering and Technology has received a $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Program (S-STEM)
Published: Monday, August 12th, 2019 @ 12:35 am
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East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences soon will launch the 13th season of its signature Voyages of Discovery Series.
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2019 @ 3:13 pm
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Joshua Spears is an Honors College student at East Carolina University who wants to get others connected and see them succeed.
Published: Friday, August 9th, 2019 @ 1:40 pm
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Students from universities in North Carolina and across the U.S. fine-tuned their research skills with a range of projects –from creating useful organic compounds to detecting concussions through virtual reality – at East Carolina University this summer.
Published: Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 @ 9:08 pm
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Between July 1, 2018, and June 30, 2019, East Carolina University alumni, friends, faculty and other supporters committed $52.3 million to the university. This successful fiscal year surpasses last year’s fundraising by nearly $10 million.
Published: Friday, August 2nd, 2019 @ 7:12 am
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While many of their friends enjoyed summer vacations, a group of students considering careers in health care got a dose of what the first year of medical school has to offer.
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2019 @ 11:31 am
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It is the second of three planned exhibits celebrating the 110th anniversary of art education at ECU.
Published: Monday, July 29th, 2019 @ 8:34 pm
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On Wednesday, July 24, East Carolina University’s Office of Global Affairs hosted a naturalization ceremony during which 39 people from 21 countries became new citizens of the United States.
Published: Saturday, July 27th, 2019 @ 3:25 am
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East Carolina University has become the 77th educational institution in the nation to be certified as an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, designed to marshal the strengths of educational campuses for the benefit of pollinators.
Published: Friday, July 26th, 2019 @ 5:50 am
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When she was a little girl growing up in the Robeson County community of Prospect, Brianna Chavis-Locklear’s older sister came home from a dental appointment with braces on her teeth.
Published: Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 @ 11:07 am
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“The Nature Principle” by Richard Louv has been selected as the 2019 Pirate Read at East Carolina University.
Published: Thursday, July 18th, 2019 @ 6:12 pm
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For Taylor Hicks, what started as a hobby, a creative outlet to practice calligraphy, has now morphed into a business with more than $250,000 in sales in 2018.
Published: Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 @ 9:15 pm
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Most oceanographers would rather find themselves studying sardines instead of being packed like one, but East Carolina University assistant professor Rebecca Asch squeezed into the research vessel Kilo Moana last month for a training cruise off the coast of Hawaii with nearly two dozen researchers.
Published: Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 @ 12:52 pm
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The East Carolina University Board of Trustees swore in five new members and elected officers during its regular meeting Friday morning. It also approved the sale of alcohol in athletic facilities and broke ground on the ECU Life Sciences and Biotechnology Building.
Published: Monday, July 15th, 2019 @ 1:10 pm
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A recent research breakthrough by an East Carolina University researcher discovered that a specific enzyme – Acyl-CoA synthetase 6 (Acsl6) – is critical for enriching DHA in the brain.
Published: Saturday, July 13th, 2019 @ 1:30 pm
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East Carolina University engineering students faced a daunting task. They had to come up with a way to flip a 1,600-pound piece of wood.
Published: Friday, July 12th, 2019 @ 11:27 pm
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The new Student Government Association (SGA) officers of East Carolina University are focused on advocacy for all students for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year.
Published: Wednesday, July 10th, 2019 @ 1:53 am
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A U.S. citizen’s unalienable right to pursue happiness proves true in the results of a new nationwide study by East Carolina University’s Center for Survey Research.
Published: Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019 @ 10:09 pm
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East Carolina University alumna McKenna Cox will appear on NBC’s new show “Bring the Funny” this summer.
Published: Sunday, June 30th, 2019 @ 5:13 am
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Playing college basketball is a dream many don’t get to experience. For East Carolina University graduate student Addison Hill, not only did he get to experience that dream, but he got to do it in his hometown.
Published: Saturday, June 29th, 2019 @ 1:24 pm
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On a recent trip to the Umstead Hotel and Spa in Cary, School of Hospitality Leadership director Dr. Bob O’Halloran met up with one of his former students, Lauren Avery.
Published: Saturday, June 29th, 2019 @ 4:11 am
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This summer, more than 4,300 first-year students and their families will begin their journey as members of Pirate Nation with a visit to East Carolina University’s new student orientation sessions.
Published: Friday, June 28th, 2019 @ 8:44 pm
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